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April 2026 Update
In last month's update, I made a passing reference to the tongue-in-cheek placeholder name for our community (before we landed on The Initiative) as "FOJ (Friends of John)". Somewhere in there, I think we also played around with the idea of keeping the FOJ and just subbing in "Jesus" for "John". Ergo, the "Friends of Jesus"
John’s April Friends Letter
What you and I believe about God has immense impact upon how we live and die. But is there a revealed formula (theology) for how we should understand God? What attributes should we ascribe to God? Is there a theology of God found in ideas like omniscience, omnipresence, or perhaps omnipotence?
John’s March Friends Letter
For those of us who live in the cold Midwest we welcome this month because it allows us to hope for Spring again. Our winter has been very cold, to put it mildly, but we are now seeing real signs of a warming trend.
SERMONS
What’s Love Got To Do With It? – a Sermon by Scott Brill
Our Executive Director, Scott Brill, preached this sermon titled, "What's Love Got To Do With It?," on April 23, 2023: Newton Covenant Church, Newton, MA.
The Habit of Listening – a Sermon by Scott Brill
Our Executive Director, Scott Brill, preached this sermon titled, "The Habit of Listening," on October 30, 2022: Trinity Presbyterian Church, Rye, NY.
Breaking Barriers, Keeping Connections – a Sermon by Scott Brill
Our Executive Director, Scott Brill, preached this sermon titled, "Breaking Barriers, Keeping Connections," on April 24, 2022, at Noroton Presbyterian Church, Darien, CT.
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